How to install JDK from source

Download the JDK for Linux 32-bit or 64-bit

https://mirrors.huaweicloud.com/java/jdk/

Example:

Make a directory in /usr/local where java will reside and copy tarball there:

sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/java

Navigate to /usr/local/java:

cd /usr/local/java

Download with wget

https://mirrors.huaweicloud.com/java/jdk/7u80-b15/jdk-7u80-linux-x64.tar.gz

Extract the tarball:

sudo tar xvzf jdk-7u80-linux-x64.tar.gz

Check if tarball has been successfully extracted:

ls –a

Find and select Java's path

update-alternatives --config java

Edit /etc/profile with sudo privileges:

sudo vi /etc/profile

Add the following lines below to the end of /etc/profile file:

JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/java/jdk1.7.0_80
JRE_HOME=/usr/local/java/jdk1.7.0_80 
PATH=$PATH:$JRE_HOME/bin:$JAVA_HOME/bin

export JAVA_HOME
export JRE_HOME
export PATH

Update alternatives:

sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/java" "java" "/usr/local/java/jdk1.7.0_80/bin/java" 1
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javac" "javac" "/usr/local/java/jdk1.7.0_80/bin/javac" 1
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javaws" "javaws" "/usr/local/java/jdk1.7.0_80/bin/javaws" 1

sudo update-alternatives --set java /usr/local/java/jdk1.7.0_80/bin/java
sudo update-alternatives --set javac /usr/local/java/jdk1.7.0_80/bin/javac
sudo update-alternatives --set javaws /usr/local/java/jdk1.7.0_80/bin/javaws

Reload profile:

source /etc/profile

Verify installation:

java -version

You should receive a message which displays:

java version "1.7.0_80"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_80-b15)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.80-b11, mixed mode)


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